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ADAO Release: EPA IMPROVES LEGACY ASBESTOS SCOPE OF RISK REVIEW || ADAO lawsuit prompted EPA to commit to evaluating legacy asbestos under TSCA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 29, 2022 EPA IMPROVES LEGACY ASBESTOS SCOPE OF RISK REVIEW ADAO lawsuit prompted EPA to commit to evaluating legacy asbestos under TSCA Washington, DC — The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), [...]
Five Things You Need to Know About EPA’s 1989 Failure to Ban Asbestos
Posted on June 28, 2022 This year marks the 33rd anniversary of the last time the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) attempted to ban asbestos, a known carcinogen, in the United States. Over three decades later, [...]
The Power of Art: ADAO’s Cartoons Illustrates the Dangers of Asbestos — It’s Time for Congress to Ban Asbestos
Posted on June 29, 2022 As ADAO has said for years, “Hear Asbestos. Think Prevention.” Art has always been a powerful tool for ADAO’s education, advocacy, and community efforts. While I was working on my [...]
ADAO v. EPA Legal Wins Shaping the Future of Asbestos Reporting and Legacy Asbestos Risk Evaluation
Posted on June 29, 2022 As a result of our three ADAO v. EPA legal victories, spring has been extremely busy with proposed rules and the draft scope for the forthcoming asbestos legacy risk evaluation. [...]
ASBESTOS: Reflections on the 6th Anniversary of Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act: The Wins, The Challenges and The Future to Banning Asbestos
Posted on June 16, 2022 Today, on June 16, 2022, we celebrate the sixth anniversary of President Barack Obama signing The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (“LCSA”) into law. After [...]
Sen. Jeff Merkley Holds the First Legislative Hearing for the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now (ARBAN) Act of 2022 with IAFF and ADAO
Posted on June 12, 2022 Dr. Danny Whu, IAFF, Senator Jeff Merkley, and Linda Reinstein The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) was honored to testify before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and [...]
RELEASE: Asbestos Advocates Support a Comprehensive Asbestos Ban at Senate Hearing || Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2022 Introduced by Senator Merkley Would Eliminate Asbestos Imports and Use
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 9, 2022 Asbestos Advocates Support a Comprehensive Asbestos Ban at Senate Hearing Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2022 Introduced by Senator Merkley Would Eliminate Asbestos Imports and Use WASHINGTON, [...]
ADAO Testifies at EPW Subcommittee Legislative Hearing on S. 4244, “Legislation to Prohibit the Manufacture, Processing, and Distribution in Commerce of Asbestos” on June 9th, 2022
Posted on June 8, 2022 To watch the hearing on June 9 at 10 am ET - click here. 2022 ARBAN Support Letters The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) was honored to testify today before [...]
ADAO Asbestos Mortality Report from 1999 – 2019 || The Dark Truth about Asbestos: Over One Million Americans Have Died from Preventable Asbestos-Caused Diseases in Just 20 Years (1999-2019)
Posted on June 9, 2022 The first clinically recorded case of an asbestos-induced lung disease was recorded over 100 years ago, in 1906. Dr. Montague Murray at London's Charing Cross Hospital diagnosed a 33-year old [...]
New CDC Study “Malignant Mesothelioma Mortality in Women — United States, 1999–2020” Shows a 25% Increase in Deaths
Posted on June 2, 2022 According to the new U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study, “Malignant Mesothelioma Mortality in Women — United States, 1999–2020”, there was a 25 percent increase in the annual [...]